Bechtel Takes Top Honor for Innovative Use of RFID Technology

Company Receives RFID Journal's Best RFID Implementation Award

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Apr 22, 2014, 10:49 ET

RESTON, Va., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- RFID Journal has recognized Bechtel with its Best RFID Implementation Award for the company's groundbreaking use of the tagging technology. Bechtel is using thousands of active radio frequency identification tags to manage construction materials for the three liquefied natural gas projects the company is building on Curtis Island in Queensland, Australia. The RFID Journal Awards recognize excellence in the creation and use of radio frequency identification technologies.

"The way the RFID technology has been applied on the Curtis Island projects really pushed the envelope, and the results are impressive," said Mike Lewis, Bechtel's global manager of construction. "We proved the technology can be used on a large scale to improve efficiencies in the management of materials, which is essential for delivering complex projects to our customers on time and within budget."

Bechtel deployed the Jovix™ system from Atlas RFID Solutions, Inc. to help track and deliver materials from multiple storage locations to the three project construction sites. Tracking and delivery for the projects presented unique challenges given the vast size of the construction sites and their island location, requiring the materials to be stored on the mainland and transported across a harbor. The approach enabled Bechtel to automate work processes typically performed manually and resulted in better-than-expected efficiencies.

The RFID Journal Award is the second recognition Bechtel has received for its use of the technology on the Curtis Island projects. The company also earned a CETI Award in the Intelligent and Automated Construction Jobsite category. The CETI Awards honor individuals and companies that have implemented new and emerging technologies.

A global leader in the engineering and construction industry, Bechtel continuously seeks innovative solutions to design and build some of the world's most complex projects. The company has helped lead the construction industry's use of RFID technology and piloted the technology for a Construction Industry Institute program in 2008.

About Bechtel:

Bechtel is among the most respected engineering, project management, and construction companies in the world. We stand apart for our ability to get the job done right - no matter how big, how complex, or how remote. Bechtel operates through five global business units that specialize in civil infrastructure; power generation, communications, and transmission; mining and metals; oil, gas, and chemicals; and government services. Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents. Today, our 53,000 colleagues team with customers, partners, and suppliers on diverse projects in nearly 40 countries. www.bechtel.com

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